1 Corinthians 6:16 “Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one…”

1 Corinthians 6:16

Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

World English Bible

Or don’t you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, “The two”, he says, “will become one flesh.”

American Standard Version

Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.

Geneva Bible 1599

Doe ye not knowe, that he which coupleth himselfe with an harlot, is one body? for two, sayeth he, shalbe one flesh.

Darby Translation

Do ye not know that he [that is] joined to the harlot is one body? for the two, he says, shall be one flesh.

Young's Literal Translation

have ye not known that he who is joined to the harlot is one body? 'for they shall be — saith He — the two for one flesh.'

Bible in Basic English

Or do you not see that he who is joined to a loose woman is one body with her? for God has said, The two of them will become one flesh.

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Cross references

“an harlot”

Genesis 34:31 Genesis 38:24 Judges 16:1 Hebrews 11:31 Genesis 38:15 Matthew 21:31

Genesis 34:31 · BSB

But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”

Genesis 38:24 · BSB

About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”

Judges 16:1 · BSB

One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her.

Hebrews 11:31 · BSB

By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.

Genesis 38:15 · BSB

When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.

Matthew 21:31 · BSB

Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first, ” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.

“for”

Genesis 2:24 Ephesians 5:31 Mark 10:8 Matthew 19:5 Matthew 19:6

Genesis 2:24 · BSB

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

Ephesians 5:31 · BSB

“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”

Mark 10:8 · BSB

and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

Matthew 19:5 · BSB

and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ ?

Matthew 19:6 · BSB

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!

17But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.

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